The protest march by Delhi lawyers toward the PM house on Thursday led to a heavy traffic jam on roads heading to New Delhi and central districts. Several roads were choked for a few hours in the noon. The police, however, detained at least 100 lawyers and later allowed to go. The two-day strike began on Wednesday in protest against the delay in passing the amended Bill regarding enhancement of the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts.
Massive traffic jams were witnessed in almost all the roads leading to the India Gate. Commuters were stuck in traffic for hours on Shahjahan Road, Akbar Road, Tilak Marg, Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg, Shershah Road, Ashoka Road and Akbar Road. Since section 144 (prohibit an assembly of more than ten people) was imposed near the India Gate, the Delhi Police e detained 100 lawyers while they reached Rajpath. They later allowed to go and advised to protest at Jantar Mantar.